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S. J. SILBERMAN. MEMORANDUM GOPY BOOK.

No. 464,394. Patented Dec. 1, 1891;

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()rricn.

SAMUEL J. SILBERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

. MEMORANDUM COPY-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,394, dated December1, 1891.

Application filed April 27, 1891. Serial No. 390,536. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. SILBERMAN, of New York city,in the countyand State 'of New York, have invented a new'and Improved MemorandumCopy-Book, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to improvements in memorandum copy-books; and theobject of my invention is to produce a simple, convenient, andinexpensive memorandum -book which may be conveniently carried in thepocket, and which is adapted to make triplicate copies of atransactionby simply writing the record in the book in the ordinary way.

To this end my invention consists in a memorandum copy-book constructedsubstantially as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a copybook embodying my invention,showing the same opened to its greatest extent and with the variousleaves tipped back. Fig.2 is a perspective view of the' book in positionfor Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the book partially open andshowing the arrangement of the leaves therein, and Fig. 4 is a brokenenlarged perspective view'of the bookleaves.

' The book 10 is provided with covers 11 and 11, which are formed of anyordinary material, the cover 11 being substantially like anymemorandum-book cover, and the cover 11 is like the cover 11, exceptthat at its outer edge it is connected by a strip 12 with a flap 13,which flap is of substantially the same width as that part of the cover11, so that it will fold nicely inward upon the same, and the strip 13is cut away on opposite sides and near the inner edges, as shown at 14,to provide for the attachment of the carbon-frame 15. This frame 15 isof the same size as the book-covers .and carries a carbon sheet 16. Theinner edge of the frame is provided with a flexible flap 17, which ispreferably of cloth, and the inner edge of the flap is formed into bands13, which are adapted to be folded upon the fiap 13 and through thecut-away portions 14 of the same, thus securing the frame 15 and flap 13together. It will be observed by reference to Fig. 2 that the flap 17'willlthus be brought against one side of the flap 13, and that as thebands 18 embrace the latter fiap the two flaps will be held securelytogether.

The book 10 is provided with leaves 19, which are permanently secured inthe book and are of common form, and these leaves at their outer edgesare connected to detachable leaves 20,- the detachable and permanentleaves being connected by a perforated line 21, so that the leaves 20may be easily torn out. A strip of tissue-paper 22 is wound spirallythrough the entire book and is arranged lengthwise of the same, the saidstrip being made to extend around the double leaves 19 and 20,which'arenormally folded together and held between the covers of the book, andthe position of the strip is clearly shown in Fig. 4. The tissue-paperis perforated at the ends of the leaves, so that it may be readily tornoff. hen the book is to be used, it is open-ed like an ordinaryn1emorandum-book and the upper end of the tissue-strip 22 is foldedupward and outward, as in Fig. 1. Thedetachable leaf 20, which isuppermost in the book,

is also opened outward, as shown in the same figure. The carbon sheet isthen folded inward upon the permanent sheet 19, the tissue paper isfolded upon the carbon sheet, and the detachable leaf 20 is folded backupon the tissue-paper. The memorandum to be made is then written uponthe detachable sheet and the writing will be transferred to thetissuepaper and to the permanent sheet 19. The detachable leaf and theupper portion of the tissue-paper corresponding to the size of a leafare torn from the book and the permanent leaf is folded backward beneaththe flap 13, as shown in Fig. 3. The'carbon-frame 15 will thus rest uponthe untouched leaves, and it will be seen that the frame will be alwaysin position for use and thus serves as a bookmark.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a memorandum may bemade in substantially the same time as in an ordinary copy-book and thatthe memorandum will be made in triplicate.

The book is especially useful for commercial travelers and for salesmenin stores, and.

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1. A memorandum copy-book comprising the usual covers, oneof which iselongated to form a flap, which flap has its outer edge provided with acarbon sheet, permanent leaves secured between the covers and havingdetachable leaves secured to their outer edges,

and a strip of tissue-paper extending spirally between the book-leaves,substantially as described.

2. In a book of the character described, the

combination, with the book-covers, one of which is elongated to forma-flap, which flap is recessed at opposite ends, of a carbonframeadapted to fit the leaves of the book and carrying a carbon sheet, and aflexible flap secured to one edge of the frame, said flap terminating atone edge in'bands Which are folded upon the recessed portion of thecover-flap, substantially as described.

SAMUEL J. SILBERMAN. WVitnesses:

WARREN B. HUTCHINSON, C. SEDGWICK.

